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    A Life Unfolds: Kathryn Grody’s The Unexpected 3rd

    Acclaimed actor and writer Kathryn Grody brings her wit, warmth, and sharp perspective to People’s Light in The Unexpected 3rd. Known for her distinctive voice…

    Debra Danese September 19, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    A Summer Day (Wilma): Existential and eccentric

    An existential and eccentric play , it’s not light-hearted theater.

    Kathryn Osenlund June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Mushnik Reimagined: May Elizabeth Scallen in Little Shop of Horrors

    In Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Elizabeth Scanlon takes on the role of Mushnik, the flower shop owner with a front-row seat to the madness.

    Debra Danese June 24, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    GIOVANNI’S ROOM (Quintessence): Bringing Baldwin to the stage

    Giovanni’s Room, is currently on stage in Philadelphia in world premiere. The James Baldwin Estate granted Quintessence Theatre permission to produce this theatrical adaptation, the…

    Kathryn Osenlund June 9, 2025 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    RENT (Arden): Revisiting a 90s La boheme

    Jonathan Larson,  who wrote the book, lyrics, and music in 1994, described Rent as a Rock Opera

    Kathryn Osenlund June 2, 2025 No Comments
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Features Film Interviews Theater

A Film Classic Returns to Stage: Director Noel Hanley on THE PHILADELPHIA STORY

Christopher Munden January 6, 2020 No Comments

An upcoming production at Allens Lane Theater returns the play to the stage, giving audiences a new opportunity to revisit the still-contemporary comedy.

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Features Interviews Theater

Mike Cefalo’s Visit: PA native returns with Broadway tour of THE BAND’S VISIT

Debra Danese January 6, 2020 No Comments

Pittsburgh native Mike Cefalo is making his way across the country with a band of lost musicians.

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culture

Why Electronic Security Systems Are Important for Your Business

Smalley Bogg January 6, 2020 1 Comment

Electronic security systems help businesses to maintain a safe working environment and protect their assets.

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Previews

Enjoy Winter with These Top Things to Do in Philadelphia

Smalley Bogg January 3, 2020 No Comments

The first months of 2020 come with full of amazing things to do in Philadelphia.

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culture

A Bingo Lingo Guide

Smalley Bogg January 1, 2020 No Comments

Bingo is rapidly becoming one of the most played gambling games in the world

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culture

New Online Slots Releases For The First Quarter Of 2020

Smalley Bogg January 1, 2020 No Comments

Since the introduction of the first online video slot in 1996, these games have developed a steady fan base that has seen them grow into the most popular form of gambling.

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Philadelphia Theater Calendar January 2020

Calendar January 1, 2020 No Comments

Which plays are onstage in Philadelphia in January?

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Theater

Remembering Philadelphia’s Beloved Broadway Star: Ann Crumb, the down-to-earth diva from Media

Henrik Eger December 28, 2019 5 Comments

Media Theatre hosts a memorial service for Ann Crumb, December 29

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Features

Year in Review: Phindie’s most-read articles of 2019

Christopher Munden December 28, 2019 No Comments

The most popular articles of the last year.

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Theater

GINTRY (Die-Cast Productions): Gentrification with a twist

Joshua Herren December 23, 2019 No Comments

At Whitey’s bar, gentrification and poetry are on the menu.

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Film Reviews Theater

CATS (dir. Tom Hooper): A sin against theater, film, cats, and humanity

Dan Scully December 19, 2019 No Comments

Maybe one day I’ll be able to scrape its rancid essence from my memory entirely. 

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Theater

When the singing stops on Christmas Eve in bombed-out Europe: Sitting at my computer in Philadelphia, looking back

Henrik Eger December 19, 2019 4 Comments

Memories of a childhood Christmas in war-torn Europe

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Reviews Theater

THE SNOW QUEEN (Arden Children’s Theatre): Not a sugar-coated fairy tale

Kathryn Osenlund December 17, 2019 1 Comment

“In the realm of the unknown, kids and adults have pretty much the same needs: courage, resilience, protection.” 

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Features Interviews Theater

Holidaze Season: Cirque Dreams founder Neil Goldberg talks about the seasonal show

Debra Danese December 17, 2019 No Comments

Neil Goldberg is spreading holiday cheer one city at a time with his stage extravaganza Cirque Dreams Holidaze.

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Music Reviews

Natalia Kazaryan at the APS: Champion pianist champions undervalued composers

Margaret Darby December 17, 2019 No Comments

The three gems sound quite modern more than 100 years after they were written.

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comedy Features

Comedy in Sketch: Dom Irrera and Eleanor J. Kerrigan at Helium

Chuck Schultz December 16, 2019 No Comments

A Thanksgiving show is packed with all the reasons why we choose to live in Philadelphia.

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Music Reviews

TYDINGS TREW (Piffaro): Shining with warmth and light

Margaret Darby December 16, 2019 No Comments

Is it anachronistic to seek out Renaissance music in this age of cybernetics?

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Dance Reviews

George Balanchine’s THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): Much more than a holiday tradition

Eri Yoneda December 13, 2019 No Comments

A brilliant NUTCRACKER shows the company’s heightened artistry.

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Features

A Decade in Review

Christopher Munden December 13, 2019 No Comments

Phindie after 10 years.

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Theater

ON THE EXHALE (Theatre Exile): A one-woman show handles a loaded issue

Jessica Foley December 10, 2019 No Comments

Martin Zimmerman’s visceral, thoroughly modern, elegant one-woman show inspired by the tragic 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. 

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